Tobyhanna man, dad charged with faking urine test

Passing drug-free urine is a crime — if it's not your own. Just ask Jesse Herold, 30, and his father, Earle H. Herold, 64, both of Tobyhanna. Both have been charged with a most personal form of bait and switch.

Just ask Jesse Herold, 30, and his father, Earle H. Herold, 64, both of Tobyhanna. Both have been charged with a most personal form of bait and switch.

The younger Herold reported to the Monroe County Courthouse on May 9 for a pre-sentence investigation after being convicted of assaulting his child's mother. Probation officers often conduct investigations into every aspect of a convicted defendant's life and report those findings to the judge before sentencing.

Herold was required to summit a urine sample to check for drug use. But during the test, it was discovered that Herold snuck clean urine into the courthouse in a condom and attempted to pass it off as his own, the Monroe County District Attorney's Office said. Officials said Herold was trying to conceal his illegal Percocet use.

Herold was charged by DA Detective Robert R. Burns with possessing an instrument of a crime and furnishing drug-free urine.

Burns continued his investigation and determined that Herold's father, Earle, gave his urine to Jesse to pass the test. Earle Herold was charged Tuesday with furnishing drug free urine for his part in the crime.

Both men will appear before Magisterial District Judge Kristina Anzini of Stroudsburg to answer to the charges.